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i think this was a very important initiative to point out yet again that the united states of america, just as germany and the european union, wish to promote a further development of the peace process. we're saying this to both countries: we want a two-state solution. we want a jewish state of israel and alongside a independent palestinian state. unilateral measures are not helping at all to bring about this cause, and we agree that we wish to cooperate very closely on this, because as we both say, time is of the essence. and looking at the changes in the arab area and the arab region, it would be a very good signal indeed if it came out that talks between the parties are again possible. the commitment we take in afghanistan shows that we're very close. we're very grateful for the close cooperation in the north of afghanistan; that has turned out excellently. we share the opinion that in afghanistan we wish to approach an -- the matters in the sense of an integrated security approach, a network security approach. it was said we want to build up not only the military side of it, but t
i think this was a very important initiative to point out yet again that the united states of america, just as germany and the european union, wish to promote a further development of the peace process. we're saying this to both countries: we want a two-state solution. we want a jewish state of israel and alongside a independent palestinian state. unilateral measures are not helping at all to bring about this cause, and we agree that we wish to cooperate very closely on this, because as we both...
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people in america who didn't even know about this baby to say nothing as well. >> we are moving ahead a bit. quite important details before that. >> i'm sorry. >> particularly paragraph five. on question time, then you tell us about the phone calls -- and we see what you say about it, and the man said till hugh grant to shut up. after that whether please involve? >> when she told me about the next day i he merely called and we agreed to get the police onto it, which we did. but the last moment the mother probably rightly in retrospect said let's not do that because there's always a chance of elite from the police and that will bring down the press storm on my head. so we didn't. >> taking things in stages, the contact was made with the police. the police were willing to assist, were they not? >> yes, they were. >> but then as they were called off because they concerned about leaks from the press to the police? >> from the police to the press, yes. >> you touch on this, and the final sense of the paragraph six,urseco .. statement. i'm going to ask you to try to exclude from your mind s
people in america who didn't even know about this baby to say nothing as well. >> we are moving ahead a bit. quite important details before that. >> i'm sorry. >> particularly paragraph five. on question time, then you tell us about the phone calls -- and we see what you say about it, and the man said till hugh grant to shut up. after that whether please involve? >> when she told me about the next day i he merely called and we agreed to get the police onto it, which we...
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can you elaborate on why inequality is bad for america? it exacerbated and equality. >> it is part of the american ideal that everyone has opportunities to advance themselves economically. i take it as self evident that it will be one that it is not as broadly spread as it should be. from people will suffer deprivation. i hope we could move toward a more equal society. my own view is that education has a lot to do with it. public and private schools has a great deal of variation and equality. there is the amount of time the students spend in school. given the globalize society, it will lead to increasing differences in wealth. tax policy can help. it is progressive taxes. taken help close the gaps. fundamentally, i need to have opportunity. it requires them to have the education and skills. >> thank you. i want to follow up on a line of questioning. when i talk to ceos, this is a great concern, when i believe has economic growth. i will cut today while i was putting on my tie. he stated his number one concern was the national debt. a year
can you elaborate on why inequality is bad for america? it exacerbated and equality. >> it is part of the american ideal that everyone has opportunities to advance themselves economically. i take it as self evident that it will be one that it is not as broadly spread as it should be. from people will suffer deprivation. i hope we could move toward a more equal society. my own view is that education has a lot to do with it. public and private schools has a great deal of variation and...
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it is china or america's interest to encourage trade. we need to step back and understand the full range of our economic relationship with china. we must resist the tendency to isolate particular issues such as currency or trade balances from the broader and more complex interest that bind us together. i just read some and it is important i read this to tell you that it's not just i'm saying that the relationship is all right. it's going well. it is going well, and proctor & gamble is just one of the examples. i give you another it simple. chinese people love to eat chicken and the way we cook chicken is it is stewed with soy sauce and very delicious and kentucky fried chicken beat the soy sauce chicken and the have established 3,600 branches and china, a huge business, and we don't worry about a brand, what is american, what is chinese, so long as it tastes good. it's fine and then to give you another it simple china cannot get into japan or germany very successfully. but they are such a big way in wal-mart we treated wal-mart as a comp
it is china or america's interest to encourage trade. we need to step back and understand the full range of our economic relationship with china. we must resist the tendency to isolate particular issues such as currency or trade balances from the broader and more complex interest that bind us together. i just read some and it is important i read this to tell you that it's not just i'm saying that the relationship is all right. it's going well. it is going well, and proctor & gamble is just...
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now that brings me to your other question about america. do i think america is in decline? i don't. but it's relative position is changing. uae dhaka used to talk about this when i was in the white house. i used to tell everybody but at the end of the cold war we had a brief moment where america was the world's only military economic and political superpower. i would remind them china was bigger than we were, n'digo was bigger than we were and if europe continues to unite economically and politically they would be better than we were and you can never begrudged someone else the fruits of their labour or the benefit of their imagination, therefore it wouldn't be long before others had aggregate wealth as well as we did, and then what they're our military superpower remained unique depending on how they decided to spend their money. and whether or political influence remained unique depended on two things, how they decided to exercise their influence and whether we could remain true to our own tell you that have made us attractive to people throughout the world. so what i think, david
now that brings me to your other question about america. do i think america is in decline? i don't. but it's relative position is changing. uae dhaka used to talk about this when i was in the white house. i used to tell everybody but at the end of the cold war we had a brief moment where america was the world's only military economic and political superpower. i would remind them china was bigger than we were, n'digo was bigger than we were and if europe continues to unite economically and...
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bank of america, the likelihood is your contractor's work is not even help a bank of america. it's called by a mortgage-backed full and investors have to be considered. the problem is bank of america is a servicer who owns the largest portfolio of home-equity lines. and so there is risk to them on that, depending what they do on the first mortgage. so you are right that this is a problematic situation in the government isn't interested in dealing with it. one of the things they are not willing to do at this before you can have come in that example, treat cars have come in they need to be in conflict to end the relationship between the circuit lanes they hold their balance sheets in the first is a link to hold from people. >> first, thanks very much for writing about. as a couple questions. right now that's like fannie and freddie might be profitable in 2012 and 2013, setting aside 20% dividend midnight on the treasury. at that point, i ensure there would be pressure to bring conservatorship. but they have patented most of this mortgage business or they hold over 40 patents. so
bank of america, the likelihood is your contractor's work is not even help a bank of america. it's called by a mortgage-backed full and investors have to be considered. the problem is bank of america is a servicer who owns the largest portfolio of home-equity lines. and so there is risk to them on that, depending what they do on the first mortgage. so you are right that this is a problematic situation in the government isn't interested in dealing with it. one of the things they are not willing...
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america has always been diverse in terms of native america. even if you take a look here in los angeles which wiped -- at one time was one of the widest cities ever, enumerated by a diverse population. the original settlers of 1781 were of african, european, obviously north american origin and all those types of pictures but there is that response. interestingly enough the narrative is especially after we look at the results of the tremendous republican victories that have occurred in the house and a lot of that attributed to the tea parties. the second narrative was how bad incredible wave stopped really in the western states, nevada, colorado, the state of washington, all elected or reelected democratic senators where many expected a republican might win. and then of course, the whole california stories where not a single tea party candidate for a partisan office one in california and as a matter of fact, democrats overwhelmingly one. as contrasty mention newt gingrich and the contract for america in 1994. a very similar way. in 1994 you hav
america has always been diverse in terms of native america. even if you take a look here in los angeles which wiped -- at one time was one of the widest cities ever, enumerated by a diverse population. the original settlers of 1781 were of african, european, obviously north american origin and all those types of pictures but there is that response. interestingly enough the narrative is especially after we look at the results of the tremendous republican victories that have occurred in the house...
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busd and president barack obama, america has been safe. yes, there are people who threaten us, and they always will. but we have risen to that challenge with the best military in enforcement, and without giving away our principles asrica americans. take a look at the provision in this bill which senator udall is addressing. who i'll tell you who opposes it, secretary of defense leonar panetta. who passed out of this claim per bear of 100-0 vote of confidence in his leadership has told us, l don't do this. this is a mistake in this provision. secondly, the law enforcementaw community. from attorney general eric holder to the director of thehe federal bureau of investigation have told us this is a mistake to pass this measure. to limit our ability to fight terrorism. and the intelligence communityd as well.ty the director of national intelligence tells us this is ae mistake. so is it any wonder that senatoa udall comes to the floor and other others join him from both sides of the aisle saying before you make this serious change in policy in
busd and president barack obama, america has been safe. yes, there are people who threaten us, and they always will. but we have risen to that challenge with the best military in enforcement, and without giving away our principles asrica americans. take a look at the provision in this bill which senator udall is addressing. who i'll tell you who opposes it, secretary of defense leonar panetta. who passed out of this claim per bear of 100-0 vote of confidence in his leadership has told us, l...
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because he thought america was -- he thought america was the center of not just the political action of the intellectual struggles of our time and if there was going to be a kind of thinking through of liberalism and constitutionalism and the sort of relation i think that he's had this sense that it was less had this sense that it was less likely to happen in europe and in europe this sense was kind of on the way down. >> host: he would have been early to think then. it was -- >> guest: in retrospect he was right the high water mark was europe and the is interesting thinkers who in the 40's and 50's and maybe in the 60's for all of the hoopla about later on you don't look back and think that you learned so many become much on that. when you thought american had of the debates we had and he wanted to participate in them so he came back. >> host: and he spent 40 years famously founding and editing the public interest and small magazines. yours is probably too big for his taste. >> guest: we had about 60 come 70,000 subscribers and now have 100,000 he was -- that 10,000 at the most and
because he thought america was -- he thought america was the center of not just the political action of the intellectual struggles of our time and if there was going to be a kind of thinking through of liberalism and constitutionalism and the sort of relation i think that he's had this sense that it was less had this sense that it was less likely to happen in europe and in europe this sense was kind of on the way down. >> host: he would have been early to think then. it was -- >>...
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the question is, will america be the america that it's always been? we do not get our authority by might. we get it by the way we treat each other. and so these folks are going through some difficult times, these are the same people that this loan program is about, these are the same people that showed up time after time, sitting in the front row of something i call my foreclosure prevention program, with tears running down their faces. many of them have never missed a mortgage payment, have worked hard every day and have done everything that was required of them. these are our american neighbors, they are the american neighbors that sit in ohio, they're the ones who are in california and new york. those are our neighbors and they are in a time of need and we're talking about a $1 billion program to try to help people as they're struggling, trying to get up after an economy, by the way, where regulation failed them. they find themselves in these difficulties, in many instances, buzz people were not regulating -- because people were not regulating prop
the question is, will america be the america that it's always been? we do not get our authority by might. we get it by the way we treat each other. and so these folks are going through some difficult times, these are the same people that this loan program is about, these are the same people that showed up time after time, sitting in the front row of something i call my foreclosure prevention program, with tears running down their faces. many of them have never missed a mortgage payment, have...
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we need to manufacture it in america. we need to make it in america. we need to create good manufacturing jobs in america so we have a lot of people paying into social security, you know, so we have people on roles, so that we have the cash flow. social security is essentially a pay-as-you-go program. it started in 1935. there were 15 people, 16 people supporting one person. now we have about three people supporting one person. that is why we have a financial challenge in social security that we need to solve. but in solving it, we need to make sure that it is available, even if it is not as much as we would like. we have to do it is fiscally responsible for our children, grandchildren, great- grandchildren, and at the same time ensure that we have a guarantee for our seniors so that they can live in dignity. yes ma'am. >> it took three cars to get my medicine the other day. >> 3 cards? >> 3 cards. a call the lady that gives me my insurance. she says i am in the doughnut hole. i said, i am going to eat my doughnut hole. then my children are going to ea
we need to manufacture it in america. we need to make it in america. we need to create good manufacturing jobs in america so we have a lot of people paying into social security, you know, so we have people on roles, so that we have the cash flow. social security is essentially a pay-as-you-go program. it started in 1935. there were 15 people, 16 people supporting one person. now we have about three people supporting one person. that is why we have a financial challenge in social security that...
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god bless america. god keep america in the name of christ, and everybody said amen. >> good morning. i'm niger innis. one of our country's oldest civil rights organizations. i've had the privilege to witness up close and in person this magical historic journey led by herman cain that started over ten months ago. herman cain has captured the imagination of the american people with his wit, his humor, his optimism for america. his message and his vision has electrified conservatives and non-conservatives alike. at a time when america is in economic, spiritual, and political crisis, problem solver, herman cain, is the right man for difficult times. [cheers and applause] we all remember in 2008, candidate president obama said he was fundamentally going to transform america. well, promises made, promises kept. he has made a proud people feel ashamed of their country, made the most powerful country in the history of man a ridicule, an object of ridicule and assassination attempts by lesser nations. he has tak
god bless america. god keep america in the name of christ, and everybody said amen. >> good morning. i'm niger innis. one of our country's oldest civil rights organizations. i've had the privilege to witness up close and in person this magical historic journey led by herman cain that started over ten months ago. herman cain has captured the imagination of the american people with his wit, his humor, his optimism for america. his message and his vision has electrified conservatives and...
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we need to ensure that the technologies are invented in america, made in america and sold around the world and that is how we will prosper in the 21st century. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much. i have to ask you is it harder to school and trapped atoms with lasers the work you did that won the nobel or to work in washington as a member of the cabinet? >> is that a softball question? [laughter] >> it is. i am interested. >> they are different, but they require many of the same talents you have to have the path to go forward, you go there step backs will happen. you look for another the user rates and go forward and in that respect to research and science is very similar it is not unusual to have been president and a member of cabinet to both have that so what is the no will answer between the two of you? >> we can't do that, that is a secret handshake. [laughter] >> have you had interesting conversations about this? >> a little bit. again, it's i think we are very much -- i do my best to come as you say enact the agenda that is still important for the country. i think that y
we need to ensure that the technologies are invented in america, made in america and sold around the world and that is how we will prosper in the 21st century. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much. i have to ask you is it harder to school and trapped atoms with lasers the work you did that won the nobel or to work in washington as a member of the cabinet? >> is that a softball question? [laughter] >> it is. i am interested. >> they are different, but they require...
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but it is also good for those of us who want to sell to america. so i want american business to get a little bit of their swagger back. i think it is good. >> there is a dimension and to some extent this brings us back to where we started. there's a dimension to this which has to do with nationalism. canadians remember the days when they were dealing with the quÉbec nationalists who were there is is the them. when americans were nationalist after 9/11 you were us, we were them and it made it harder to manage the relationship. and canadians became nationalistic around the olympics and they have been pushing back a little bit of makes you more confident but it makes you them and us or us dumb and you are us i think. [laughter] >> we know what you mean. so i think they're going to be these periods in our relationship where we are both pushing a little bit and getting on the other sinners by reminding each other we are different in a way that doesn't, isn't intended to be insulting but sometimes seems that way. aweum wkiakaly te - [inaudible] some of
but it is also good for those of us who want to sell to america. so i want american business to get a little bit of their swagger back. i think it is good. >> there is a dimension and to some extent this brings us back to where we started. there's a dimension to this which has to do with nationalism. canadians remember the days when they were dealing with the quÉbec nationalists who were there is is the them. when americans were nationalist after 9/11 you were us, we were them and it...
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the last time the united states of america, the congress of the united states of america engaminged in cutting off funding at the end of the vietnam war, and whether historians or people happen to acknowledge it, a lot of bad things happen after we cut off funding in vietnam, and amongst them was millions of vietnamese putting in reeducation camps and thousands slaughtered so i would caution my colleagues about actions of congress which prohibit certain actions on the part of the administration, but most of all, american -- america should lead. we should use our air as sets, not our ground assets to get rid of this brutal dictator and his regime. every day that goes by, innocent civilians in libya are wounded and kill, so i'd ask my colleague from south carolina if he had a few words, but also to address the issue of how much u.s. involvement actually is there which would then by most objective observers trigger the united states congresses' requirement to act in keeping with the war powers act and in keeping our constitutional obligations. >> well, i thank the senator, and i'll give m
the last time the united states of america, the congress of the united states of america engaminged in cutting off funding at the end of the vietnam war, and whether historians or people happen to acknowledge it, a lot of bad things happen after we cut off funding in vietnam, and amongst them was millions of vietnamese putting in reeducation camps and thousands slaughtered so i would caution my colleagues about actions of congress which prohibit certain actions on the part of the...
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it is absolutely essentials that america remain an asian power and that america maintains its relationship with the asian world. we cannot do it the same way that was done in europe because in europe there was an existential threat so that the relationship with europe took on a heavily military character in their relationships between japan, korea, united states, india, the economic and the social factors made a huge role. the practical consequences were very similar to show that america is committed to the independence of the key countries but i would object to some of these the chinese participate in so long as they are not ravee hegemony all power. >> host: talk about the role of the nuclear proliferation. there's a big concern is that china is working with how was like north korea even pakistan to some degree to share the technology with the iranians perhaps the syrians and the venezuelans. all opponents, enemies of the united states. what can we do to try to rein in china and the proliferation area? >> guest: on all issues except north korea i think the chinese national interest is en
it is absolutely essentials that america remain an asian power and that america maintains its relationship with the asian world. we cannot do it the same way that was done in europe because in europe there was an existential threat so that the relationship with europe took on a heavily military character in their relationships between japan, korea, united states, india, the economic and the social factors made a huge role. the practical consequences were very similar to show that america is...
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it's going to be america. so that mission is going to morph into troops on the ground in one form or the other and that's why i thought the kucinich amendment was appropriate. i want to just conclude, though, that i think the spirit of the gentleman and they're very consistent in terms of their fiscal restraint, but again the only budget that has passed any body is the r.s.c. budget -- excuse me, the ryan budget. and therefore if we deviate from the ryan budget, you know, one of the balancing acts of this is if you go too far you lose votes, if you don't go far enough you lose votes. the ryan budget got over the finish line and did not get all the republicans voting for it. so i'm going to have to oppose this amendment, but i want to say to my friends, i appreciate the viger in which you've offered it and your consistency on things. so i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah rise? >> i'd like to strike the last word, madam chair.
it's going to be america. so that mission is going to morph into troops on the ground in one form or the other and that's why i thought the kucinich amendment was appropriate. i want to just conclude, though, that i think the spirit of the gentleman and they're very consistent in terms of their fiscal restraint, but again the only budget that has passed any body is the r.s.c. budget -- excuse me, the ryan budget. and therefore if we deviate from the ryan budget, you know, one of the balancing...
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today's america's economic recovery struggles. regional indicators suggest manufacturing growth has recently stalled in many parts of the country. in light of these dramatic changes the issue at this hearing is whether the congress should adopt an industrial policy for manufacturing under the modest fabric of the national manufacturing strategy to timely question. my concern is often well intentioned and industrial policy can morph into a form of central planning which requires the replacement of the invisible hand of the free-market with the visible hand of the government. it driven by the understandable, but too often misguided political considerations and buttressed with incomplete data and outdated perceptions it can result in the undesirable rent seeking corporate cronyism and economic stagnation. in the countries around the world industrial policy has repeatedly failed. fostering the new product technology, old firms and declining industries inevitably capture industry policy protection for the consumer and ultimately econom
today's america's economic recovery struggles. regional indicators suggest manufacturing growth has recently stalled in many parts of the country. in light of these dramatic changes the issue at this hearing is whether the congress should adopt an industrial policy for manufacturing under the modest fabric of the national manufacturing strategy to timely question. my concern is often well intentioned and industrial policy can morph into a form of central planning which requires the replacement...
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on defense while america spends 4% to 5%. that means the average american spends $2,5 oun defense, the average european, $500 on defense. now, if europe feels they are under a military threat, first of all, i'd like to hear from -- who it's from. it's not clear who's about to attack france or gemny -- germany. but they can afford to spend more on defense and we can be confident that we can spend less on the defense. he can cannot, we cannot afford to subsidize the defense of france and germany from an unknown and unidentified threat. this amendment does not signal a weakening in our commitment to nato with modern technology we can move troops and weapons quickly across the globe into theaters of operation. we maintain sufficient presence in europe with 30,000 troops for our joint training responsibilities under nato. there's simply no need to have nearly 100,000 troops. it's time to rethink our defense spending. we're not under threat by the nazis, we're not under threat by the soviets. terrorism is a real threat, it's a thre
on defense while america spends 4% to 5%. that means the average american spends $2,5 oun defense, the average european, $500 on defense. now, if europe feels they are under a military threat, first of all, i'd like to hear from -- who it's from. it's not clear who's about to attack france or gemny -- germany. but they can afford to spend more on defense and we can be confident that we can spend less on the defense. he can cannot, we cannot afford to subsidize the defense of france and germany...
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for the last century america has been a leader in the fight against malaria. the united states and several other countries of been able to eliminate malaria. this deadly disease still persists and presents a serious challenge to other parts of our world. the who estimates that 781,000 people die from malaria or die from malaria in 2009 and that 225 million people have suffered from infection. malaria is the fifth leading cause of death from infection, disease worldwide. particularly severe toll on people in africa where 9 percent of deaths are caused by malaria. moreover up personally 85% of malaria deaths occur in children under the age of five. every 45 seconds a mother and father in africa will lose their child to malaria. there is also far reaching impact on the wealth of the development of countries with endemic malaria. africa may lose up to $12 million in productivity due to malaria each year to the disease. while the disease in turn concessions of 40 percent of africa's public health of the shares. these numbers and statistics are staggering, but they
for the last century america has been a leader in the fight against malaria. the united states and several other countries of been able to eliminate malaria. this deadly disease still persists and presents a serious challenge to other parts of our world. the who estimates that 781,000 people die from malaria or die from malaria in 2009 and that 225 million people have suffered from infection. malaria is the fifth leading cause of death from infection, disease worldwide. particularly severe toll...
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we want to thank c-span and also the voices of america and others for covering this event. now, i would like to say that in particular, this stage of strategic development -- of course, we see the reason the effects of, for example, in moscow and afghanistan and so forth. what has emerged as the so- called new middle east. some people call it the 9/11 of the middle east. clearly, all these events are interconnected with the problem of terrorism because it might trigger some terrorist attacks worldwide. again, we have to watch the situation very carefully in the coming months and years, and the panel is going to deal with some of these issues. now, as far as the presenters, each will have about 15 minutes to make their remarks, and then, we will have q&a discussion. before we introduce our panel, i would like to make two remarks. one, on a personal level, i would like to report to you that a colleague of ours just
we want to thank c-span and also the voices of america and others for covering this event. now, i would like to say that in particular, this stage of strategic development -- of course, we see the reason the effects of, for example, in moscow and afghanistan and so forth. what has emerged as the so- called new middle east. some people call it the 9/11 of the middle east. clearly, all these events are interconnected with the problem of terrorism because it might trigger some terrorist attacks...
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it may mean that we make sure that everyone in america has access to the same. our caller is basically making us aware of that, and that is something to put on the table. host: what percentage of federal workers are members of unions? guest: e has been declining over the past five years or so. we are trying to come up with a figure -- i really do not know. 15% to 20% 80. guest: have the union's offer their -- 15% to 20%, maybe. host: have the unions offered cuts? guest: i am quite supportive of the notion of pulling out jobs at the middle and the top. and driving those resources down to the bottom. a lot of union members are working really hard, trying to deliver these services and goods in a timely way. they do not get the resources they need. they do not get the help they need. i think unions can be brought into the conversation if they recognize that we can put more resources on the front line like our caller from baltimore who is dealing with the social security offices and those backlogs. but right now the unions are trying to figure out what their strategy
it may mean that we make sure that everyone in america has access to the same. our caller is basically making us aware of that, and that is something to put on the table. host: what percentage of federal workers are members of unions? guest: e has been declining over the past five years or so. we are trying to come up with a figure -- i really do not know. 15% to 20% 80. guest: have the union's offer their -- 15% to 20%, maybe. host: have the unions offered cuts? guest: i am quite supportive of...
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i think the real problem is the mindset of the leaders, political leaders in america today. there was a time people realize we've got to get this done, we have to cooperate, we will get the votes and we will get it done and there's all kind dix hills of that in the past and that mind set of we are going to get a deal i think is really evaporated and there is a lot more name-calling and a lot more challenging the other side the most fundamental philosophical way, and you don't cut deals so this is a task we will see the next couple of years. there are indications in the way you said i recognize that as often as some. my give it to the political system hasn't been up to it so far, that's for sure. >> let me add to that comment because i travel a lot and spend a lot of time in the u.k. for a variety of meetings and it's been fascinating to watch the transition with a coalition government and i've asked myself that very question with something like that be possible here in the u.s., and i don't think so to be quite blunt about it but here is where i think the opportunity of priz
i think the real problem is the mindset of the leaders, political leaders in america today. there was a time people realize we've got to get this done, we have to cooperate, we will get the votes and we will get it done and there's all kind dix hills of that in the past and that mind set of we are going to get a deal i think is really evaporated and there is a lot more name-calling and a lot more challenging the other side the most fundamental philosophical way, and you don't cut deals so this...
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the united states of america. so all of this talk about how you can do anything about the big crisis that admiral mullen is talking about without medicare is nonsense. medicare will be a part of the solution. and so i think the 2012 election will take care of itself a year-and-a-half from now. i would think that we will hopefully have done something significant in this area and the american people can decide whether they want to punish both sides for having done that because i will take both sides to do it. it will come out of the conversations that have gone on now led by the vice president. >> like to follow-up on that. you discussed the political challenges us the medicare given that the democrats settled on the ec message which is the republicans want to take medicare away from seniors. >> when president clinton, saying what he did yesterday when congressman hoyer, the number two in the house democrats were saying what he did yesterday who is the argument with? is on among themselves. everybody in this town an
the united states of america. so all of this talk about how you can do anything about the big crisis that admiral mullen is talking about without medicare is nonsense. medicare will be a part of the solution. and so i think the 2012 election will take care of itself a year-and-a-half from now. i would think that we will hopefully have done something significant in this area and the american people can decide whether they want to punish both sides for having done that because i will take both...
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both parties have always believed that america should have the best of everything. we do have -- we do not have a third rate airports or bridges or highways. that is not who we are. we should not start going down that path. new companies are going to seek out the fastest, most reliable ways to move people, goods, and information, whether they are in chicago or shanghai, and i want them to be here in the united states. so to those who say we cannot afford to make investments in infrastructure, i said we cannot afford not to make investments in infrastructure. we always have had the best infrastructure. the notion that somehow we'd give up that leadership at this critical juncture makes no sense. just ask folks that i met up in marquette, michigan. i was talking to rich schneider about this. this is a town of 20,000 people. far away from the hustle and bustle of places like detroit or grand rapids. but because of the wireless infrastructure they have set up, they have now got the local department store, a third- generation, family-owned, has been able to hook up with
both parties have always believed that america should have the best of everything. we do have -- we do not have a third rate airports or bridges or highways. that is not who we are. we should not start going down that path. new companies are going to seek out the fastest, most reliable ways to move people, goods, and information, whether they are in chicago or shanghai, and i want them to be here in the united states. so to those who say we cannot afford to make investments in infrastructure, i...
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we are the united faces of the america, and we are not united right now. immigrant roots trace back. your family has come from splice else, and the waves coming over many years in history is the thing that started america, and that population right now is latinos. >> when we look at the 2008 map, it's not the same coming in 2012 because of the demographic shift, and that's exciting. all the sudden texas is in play with four new congressional seats and two are slated to be la tee know. the only northern state i joke is utah. [laughter] it's the influx of la tee knows. when we talk about how politicians should be talking they need to talk to them in english, and they have to change the tone of imgracious because there's a lot of people right now on the ground that
we are the united faces of the america, and we are not united right now. immigrant roots trace back. your family has come from splice else, and the waves coming over many years in history is the thing that started america, and that population right now is latinos. >> when we look at the 2008 map, it's not the same coming in 2012 because of the demographic shift, and that's exciting. all the sudden texas is in play with four new congressional seats and two are slated to be la tee know. the...
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that's making it in america. that's what we can do if we invest in our work force, invest in our education, but we're denying all those investments with this budget. just like this medicare chart which as you indicate will have seniors receiving 32 cents on every dollar, health care dollar they require and they're going to have to send for the rest. so we're asking middle class america to pay everything but 32 cents on the dollar for their health care as seniors qualifying for medicare and then we're going to take and destroy this economy and snuff out the dreams, the opportunities for america's middle class. you know, we were told in november, america, start growing the economy, stop draining and reducing the middle class. you're reducing, you're snuffing out that middle class. and that was the message. and also on taxes, i believe america is waking up to what has happened here with some of these scenarios. they understand it's not about who's cutting taxes but whose taxes are you cutting? whose taxes will you c
that's making it in america. that's what we can do if we invest in our work force, invest in our education, but we're denying all those investments with this budget. just like this medicare chart which as you indicate will have seniors receiving 32 cents on every dollar, health care dollar they require and they're going to have to send for the rest. so we're asking middle class america to pay everything but 32 cents on the dollar for their health care as seniors qualifying for medicare and then...
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america has a history of violence, a violent history. when the people came over and the i understand were there there and the indians taught them how to use the land. what happened to the indians? they were destroyed. my family is native american and black american. the second thing is there were limpleggings in american -- lynchings in america and rallies going on. most people alleged to be by the few. as the guy who called in earlier and wanted to degrade president obama who he is, you know, greta you came back with a balanced approach and did the same thing to bush. the attitude towards president bush who i don't believe is a racist personally is how he became president. the supreme court anointed him president. secondly he took us into wars was not really the way we were supposed to. that's where that history finds itself and the responsibility that bush has to take personally, and lastly but not leastly, it's fox news. okay? can't nobody with college degrees who teaches classes can stand there and actually believe that the intention
america has a history of violence, a violent history. when the people came over and the i understand were there there and the indians taught them how to use the land. what happened to the indians? they were destroyed. my family is native american and black american. the second thing is there were limpleggings in american -- lynchings in america and rallies going on. most people alleged to be by the few. as the guy who called in earlier and wanted to degrade president obama who he is, you know,...
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america, a plan to win. the president talking about winning the future. we want to to do that. if you're going to win almost anything, you need a plan to do so, so one of our first bills is a plan to ask the administration to come up with an update on a regular basis no less than every four years, a strategy for encouraging and growing the manufacturing sector of our economy. if we do so, americans believe and i believe we're going to be the kind of economy that creates jobs and is competitive worldwide. >> thank you. chandra, maybe you can talk a little bit about how you see from your perspective from where you sit the, you know, the relationship between the private sector and the public sector and moving to where we are making it in america. >> well, i'm here to say we are making it in america. good morning, everyone. that's a pleasure to be here. i wanted to thank caps. i'm on a distinguished panel here with gentlemen who know millions of statistics and information. i encourage you to ask them everything
america, a plan to win. the president talking about winning the future. we want to to do that. if you're going to win almost anything, you need a plan to do so, so one of our first bills is a plan to ask the administration to come up with an update on a regular basis no less than every four years, a strategy for encouraging and growing the manufacturing sector of our economy. if we do so, americans believe and i believe we're going to be the kind of economy that creates jobs and is competitive...
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it really represents a threat to the commonwealth and to the notion that we are a united states of america. i will close and try to be better in the lightning round. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you. if i could have a personal observation and a little bit conference on world affairs seven devotee, i was the law clerk to judge william rehnquist during some of the years that you described and i want to say that the situation in east texas particularly as it pertained to people of color is exactly as him to become he described it. >> and what a judge. >> what a judge. i miss him very much just like i miss small iain i think the two of them are probably joking and laughing together. >> richard mack? >> it's a pleasure to be here and on this panel with of these distinguished panelists. first i would like to add these to pumas equals doesn't grant supreme power to the federal government. it's something that is in my lawsuit and justice scalia addressed this issue. it only makes the law supreme of the federal government that are made in pursuit of the constitution. so you can look at the federa
it really represents a threat to the commonwealth and to the notion that we are a united states of america. i will close and try to be better in the lightning round. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you. if i could have a personal observation and a little bit conference on world affairs seven devotee, i was the law clerk to judge william rehnquist during some of the years that you described and i want to say that the situation in east texas particularly as it pertained to people of color is...
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america. and so, i know my friend from round rock, texas, sitting in georgetown, texas for so many years, looks at things like i do, as a former district judge. whose -- who's at fault? you look at the evidence, the majority in the house has done everything possible to try to placate the senate. we have passed lots of bills to get the funding done. the evidence is clear. the democratic majority last year refused to do what was required and pass a budget, no budget passed, no appropriation to fund things. why? you can only speculate about that. it was an election year. perhaps there was concern that if people saw the total amount that they were going to be appropriated, that it might have been worse in the election in november. the people saw through and the majority switched here in the house. and so here we are with these bills that have been filed, pushing another bill this week here in the house. and in response, there has been nothing passed in the senate. and people that know the rules kn
america. and so, i know my friend from round rock, texas, sitting in georgetown, texas for so many years, looks at things like i do, as a former district judge. whose -- who's at fault? you look at the evidence, the majority in the house has done everything possible to try to placate the senate. we have passed lots of bills to get the funding done. the evidence is clear. the democratic majority last year refused to do what was required and pass a budget, no budget passed, no appropriation to...
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has america changed in the last ten years? are we have a different place now to suggest a little earlier in our discussion that we have changed? there were more sophisticated countries that were more aware of things. can you share that? >> yes. we lost our innocence and that. we lost our innocence in 9/11. cheney gave a speech shortly after that in which he said that -- and i thought it was very profound -- he said this is a war for the first time we americans lose more people on domestic soyoil van overseas to read we've always been protected by the oceans and of course it's not turned out to be true because we've lost more people in iraq and afghanistan and ignoring the civil war, but -- i thought i was very profound and basically what is said to me and it's something i kept in mind in the weeks and months afterwards whenever you go through the lincoln tunnel or get on an airplane and put your kid on a school bus when you kiss your kid good night it's a little act of courage now and that is something i don't think we thought
has america changed in the last ten years? are we have a different place now to suggest a little earlier in our discussion that we have changed? there were more sophisticated countries that were more aware of things. can you share that? >> yes. we lost our innocence and that. we lost our innocence in 9/11. cheney gave a speech shortly after that in which he said that -- and i thought it was very profound -- he said this is a war for the first time we americans lose more people on domestic...
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america does not present to know what is best for everyone. each country will pursue a path rooted in the culture of its people and its past traditions. however this vision is not a recipe for america standing on the sidelines. the president has coupled his respect for other traditions with with a challenge to developing countries to take responsibility to fix homegrown problems. and he is express confidence in the universality of human rights that all people yearn for certain things. is not western values that cause the people of libya to risk their lives on behalf of democracy. as a the president said in moscow in a meeting with the society group these ideals are not the monopoly of one country. wherever possible he is invoking universal human rights international political rights and international insurance at the very governments abusing human rights long ago joined. this humility has helped us build these cross-regional coalitions with what seem to be increasingly willing heart nurse in conclusion, the obama's administration has engaged i
america does not present to know what is best for everyone. each country will pursue a path rooted in the culture of its people and its past traditions. however this vision is not a recipe for america standing on the sidelines. the president has coupled his respect for other traditions with with a challenge to developing countries to take responsibility to fix homegrown problems. and he is express confidence in the universality of human rights that all people yearn for certain things. is not...
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[applause] in america today. [applause] one last point i'd like to make is we have not talked yet about the real evil empire of the u.s. economy, and i think you all know who i am talking about. the teachers unions in america are ruining the schools, bankrupting our schools, and we have to do something about freeing the kids from the public teachers unions in america. one example of the injustice that public teacher unions impose on our economy. today in states like ohio, just take one example: there's a policy like hire and retire. a teacher at the age of 53 or 54 or 55 earns that the public sector employees are guilty as charged, and the american economy and every state and local government in the federal government would be much more fiscally healthy if we did not have public employee unions. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, counselor. please, no applause. there will be order in this court. this is a courtroom. i expect to have order in my courtroom. [laughter] now, thank you, counselor. we'll her
[applause] in america today. [applause] one last point i'd like to make is we have not talked yet about the real evil empire of the u.s. economy, and i think you all know who i am talking about. the teachers unions in america are ruining the schools, bankrupting our schools, and we have to do something about freeing the kids from the public teachers unions in america. one example of the injustice that public teacher unions impose on our economy. today in states like ohio, just take one example:...
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and now toave the republican leader come and tell us we've got to accept that, that's the future of america. no, it's not. time and again when we sit down to deal with the budget challenges, whether it's in the deficit commission, which i was honest servicessered to serve on -- which i was honored to serve on, or whether it's in past negotiations, we open this table up to all federal spending, not just to 14%, that tiny slice of a pie. senator mcconnell c remembe remember, and i can too, under president herbert walker bush and under president clinton, we put on the table these tax breaks for some of these oil companies and corporations and said, is it really worth america's future for us to give them a tax break or to use the money to reduce the deficit? that's an honest question. mandatory spending. all of these things need to be brought to the table for conversation. but that's not the position of the republicans. they would rather see us shut down the government than to open this conversation to the entire federal budget. they would rather see us shut down the government than fight to ma
and now toave the republican leader come and tell us we've got to accept that, that's the future of america. no, it's not. time and again when we sit down to deal with the budget challenges, whether it's in the deficit commission, which i was honest servicessered to serve on -- which i was honored to serve on, or whether it's in past negotiations, we open this table up to all federal spending, not just to 14%, that tiny slice of a pie. senator mcconnell c remembe remember, and i can too, under...
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looking down south america. the of space process ease in some countries, and the process these mean that when you are elected as president, you have a longer term, so in mexico for example you get a six year term it's one term but it just gives you a little bit more bandwidth to think about the problems about without constantly having fought election. i find it baffling that you just had elections in the united states a few months ago in the midterms and november and here we are the discourse on television and the united states is about the next election which is next year where does the policy of the scope for the bandwidth to focus on the structural problems? everybody acknowledges the infrastructure education we talked about energy efficiency without basically trying to maintain what is their big thing which is to stay in power. >> host: although i don't think this was actually something that you everest in the book or maybe i just forgot. is there any evidence that longer-term or anything like that results i
looking down south america. the of space process ease in some countries, and the process these mean that when you are elected as president, you have a longer term, so in mexico for example you get a six year term it's one term but it just gives you a little bit more bandwidth to think about the problems about without constantly having fought election. i find it baffling that you just had elections in the united states a few months ago in the midterms and november and here we are the discourse...
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it's made america healthier. it's given us aban dun -- abundant food supply and given us a less expensive foot supply. if we're serious about growing mom and pop farms, i want to say this to my friend from maine, i'm very interested in working with her on that the seven things i have listed i can promise you in any poll, farmers will choose before they choose what we really need to get farmers going in america is this program that's not authorized by the congress called know your farmer. thank you and i yield pack. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the question is on the amendment. for what purpose does the gentleman -- >> i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. >> i want to point out that this amendment doesn't save one penny. the chair: the gentleman will suspend. the gentleman asked unanimous consent to strike the last word. mr. kingston reserving my right to object. mr. farr: mr. chairman. move to strike the requisite number of words. the chair: the gentleman from washingto
it's made america healthier. it's given us aban dun -- abundant food supply and given us a less expensive foot supply. if we're serious about growing mom and pop farms, i want to say this to my friend from maine, i'm very interested in working with her on that the seven things i have listed i can promise you in any poll, farmers will choose before they choose what we really need to get farmers going in america is this program that's not authorized by the congress called know your farmer. thank...
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i thank him for the veto that america's introduced at the security counsel, and america is going to go on. he said it's not a true story. it is an attempt to belittle without reasons. i thank him for his position, and it came out that the united states was right in its appreciation. both of us feel that the new situation calls for the renewal of the negotiation of the israelis and palestinians, and negotiations must be direct inspite of the fact that -- i think sooner is better because the time of the open window is limited by time, and we have to act very decisively and very promptly, so i would say the conclusion is there's many things that should be done with great courage and the sense of fairness. >> leaving this earlier today from the white house to go live from the institute of peace to hear from president peres interviewed by wolf blitzer. right now, some introduction remarks. >> to stay in the white house during his visit to washington this week. to illustrate the richness of the wisdom and experience of president peres, it is important to note that shimon peres first stayed a
i thank him for the veto that america's introduced at the security counsel, and america is going to go on. he said it's not a true story. it is an attempt to belittle without reasons. i thank him for his position, and it came out that the united states was right in its appreciation. both of us feel that the new situation calls for the renewal of the negotiation of the israelis and palestinians, and negotiations must be direct inspite of the fact that -- i think sooner is better because the time...
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i also look forward to discussing the european policy options under consideration and america's role in those policy deliberations. finally, i think that many people are interested in hearing about the international monetary fund's participation in resolve the the eurozone economic issues and how the u.s. provides meaningful support without e exposing the american taxpayers to undo risk. thank you, mr. chairman, for the hearing, and to the witnesses for their time and testimony. i yield back. >> thank you. mr. lynch, you're reck recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, chairman mccarthy, thank you for the hearing and your curtesy and allowing me to attend and participate. thank you to the witnesses for coming forward to help the committee with its work. i've been concerned for some time now about the growing sovereign debt crisis in europe and the affect on the u.s. economy and global economy in general. that's why i wrote back in july to chairman baucus requesting a hearing on this very issue, on the effect of the eurozone crisis on u.s. banks, and that's why i asked
i also look forward to discussing the european policy options under consideration and america's role in those policy deliberations. finally, i think that many people are interested in hearing about the international monetary fund's participation in resolve the the eurozone economic issues and how the u.s. provides meaningful support without e exposing the american taxpayers to undo risk. thank you, mr. chairman, for the hearing, and to the witnesses for their time and testimony. i yield back....
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america always act. if you think about the last two years, if you try to put in context that underlying concern about whether washington will move soon enough on these long- term thanks, washington at a time of crisis did it do exceptionally important things in the last two years, not just in financial reform or even in health care reform, but in terms of starting, i think, the most promising set of reforms in education we have seen in a long time. we are beginning to see a substantial increase in investment in basic science and research. those were changes in reform -- i know they are messy, but the reforms were necessary. it is the american system that deliver those reforms even at a time of a deeply divided country during a time of crisis. even with acknowledging the formidable nature of our challenges ahead still, our confidence is high. i prefer our studios of many countries. >> any regrets about the last two years in terms of whether you did enough about whether the stimulus should have been change
america always act. if you think about the last two years, if you try to put in context that underlying concern about whether washington will move soon enough on these long- term thanks, washington at a time of crisis did it do exceptionally important things in the last two years, not just in financial reform or even in health care reform, but in terms of starting, i think, the most promising set of reforms in education we have seen in a long time. we are beginning to see a substantial increase...
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the contracts to be given to the uk, just like america and other cynics, french and so forth. i don't mean the french as the french people, i mean paris. as a human being and citizen, what is the government? why does the bbc exist and other media outlet? to put you folks in power your view with the principals and values. sometimes you don't. most of the times you don't. it's a cop out. you need some serious soul searching on the question for libya. this was a regime. you did business with them. knowing what they were doing. i think we need to do this. [applause] [applause] >> i think you know what's going on now with libya and i think in egypt and tunisia and the rest of the middle east. myself and, i believe everybody that i spoke with, they believe it's undermining the arabs themselves as countries or as ethnic group or whatever you are going to classify them to talk about their destiny within the context, okay, the opinion of the uk or washington. or even the west. i think this approach, it's a completely wrong. and i believe all of the arabs, including myself, we don't lik
the contracts to be given to the uk, just like america and other cynics, french and so forth. i don't mean the french as the french people, i mean paris. as a human being and citizen, what is the government? why does the bbc exist and other media outlet? to put you folks in power your view with the principals and values. sometimes you don't. most of the times you don't. it's a cop out. you need some serious soul searching on the question for libya. this was a regime. you did business with them....
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he represented the united states of america have more time. and my parents, i never want my new would look to him as the leader of our country. it was enormously important for young man. >> and you were so taken the stevenson and what he said that a sin that has some influence over the fact that he ran for congress at the age of 29, very dark horse 1962. most people don't run for congress utterly. at least they did in those days. as he said, is younger than it is nowadays. what moved you to get answers to? >> well, i was the longest of long shots. i had been away from my home district for a decade. i've done for your sick college cometh reenactors in the navy and then worked in washing 10 for two congressmen. one from ohio one from michigan. i've never met a congressman before in my life and then i'd come to chicago, home. and suddenly out of the blue, a woman who was a congresswoman, who had succeeded her husband and they had occupied the congressional district from 1932 until 1960. and she announced she wasn't going to run for reelection. an
he represented the united states of america have more time. and my parents, i never want my new would look to him as the leader of our country. it was enormously important for young man. >> and you were so taken the stevenson and what he said that a sin that has some influence over the fact that he ran for congress at the age of 29, very dark horse 1962. most people don't run for congress utterly. at least they did in those days. as he said, is younger than it is nowadays. what moved you...
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., we are now 331 million people, the magnitude of the united states of america and i would like only before going to economic union. because it was very much what you said prime minister, deputy prime minister from the economic union. as far as economic union, we have after 20 years of the euro price stability in mind with our definition less than 2%, close to 2%. it is exactly a yearly average inflation of 1.97%. it is fully in line with the definition that we gave and it is better than any such arranged inflation over any such. back over the last 50 years. so i can say they euro delivered would have been asked from it. namely price stability and the information that we are extracting from the financial markets and -- are crediting us from the same stability in the next 10 years. so in that sense, i would say the monetary union has delivered as was foreseen. economic unity is a different story. we have the problem of denying neglect, which was more or less a universal problem. in many respects we have the old elements that were creating a fragile system and by way of consequences a
., we are now 331 million people, the magnitude of the united states of america and i would like only before going to economic union. because it was very much what you said prime minister, deputy prime minister from the economic union. as far as economic union, we have after 20 years of the euro price stability in mind with our definition less than 2%, close to 2%. it is exactly a yearly average inflation of 1.97%. it is fully in line with the definition that we gave and it is better than any...
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no more free rides because america can't afford it anymore. my part of america can't afford the largess given to the energy power marketing authorities in the other regions. the southeastern power administration has never been operationally self-sufficient. it has cost the taxpayers $545 million, over half a billion, since created in 1950. similarly, the southwestern power administration has never been operationally self-sufficient, costing the taxpayers over $707 million since it was created in 1944. and wpa, the western power authority, has never been self-sufficient, it's cost the taxpayers over $7 billion since created in 1978. 27 years of continued appropriations to only some regions seems like plenty of time for those agencies to have business plans in place to yield self-sufficiency and compete in the real marketplace like the rest of us are expected to do. in my region of the nation, we have no federal power subsidies. ohioans pay $11.3 cent -- pay 11.3 cents per kilowatt hour. arkansas pays $8.8 cents -- pays 18. cents. norse paying 1
no more free rides because america can't afford it anymore. my part of america can't afford the largess given to the energy power marketing authorities in the other regions. the southeastern power administration has never been operationally self-sufficient. it has cost the taxpayers $545 million, over half a billion, since created in 1950. similarly, the southwestern power administration has never been operationally self-sufficient, costing the taxpayers over $707 million since it was created...
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and the new york times and overseas that top nazis were fleeing germany for south america and leaving the germans' high and dry. marlene dietrich, of very, very famous singer sang for a lot of the radio propaganda broadcasts that donovan broadcast into germany. there were, for example, the league of lonely women leaflets that were dropped off at german soldiers which said that their wives and girlfriends back, had joined the league of lonely women and were having sex with their comrades who were returning back from leave. another idea they had that they tried out was they dropped fake mail bags over germany that were stuffed with poison pen letters. the addresses the gap for the letters from german phone directories and other city directories. they hoped that the german citizens would pick them up, pick up the mail bag, figure it was lost and give it to a german toastmaster and deliver all the mail. stanley even concocted one idea or concocted a hormone that if they could ever get to have as vegetables they would inject the hormone in his vegetables and it would make his mustache fall
and the new york times and overseas that top nazis were fleeing germany for south america and leaving the germans' high and dry. marlene dietrich, of very, very famous singer sang for a lot of the radio propaganda broadcasts that donovan broadcast into germany. there were, for example, the league of lonely women leaflets that were dropped off at german soldiers which said that their wives and girlfriends back, had joined the league of lonely women and were having sex with their comrades who...
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this is america's world war ii memorial. we were all in it together, working to get rid of japanese warlords in german fascism. host: doug brinkley, is there a national world war ii museum? guest: there is in new orleans that started out as a d-day museum but has branched out to be much more than that. enter higgins started building those landing crafts and if you look at a movie like "saving private ryan," they open up and about 35 men would rush to shore. new orleans was another one of these chubs, and the dream started by steven ambrose -- stephen ambrose, my late friend, historian. if you care about the world war, go to this memorial, and then bring your kids to new orleans for the national museum. at the holocaust museum. oh, it is just remarkable, in the 1990's, when elie weisel, who wrote "night" and other incredible stories of survival, and he was at auschwitz, and walter cronkite watched it as a q&a. it is mandatory to visit the holocaust museum to understand that side of the world war. host: utah for a long time at
this is america's world war ii memorial. we were all in it together, working to get rid of japanese warlords in german fascism. host: doug brinkley, is there a national world war ii museum? guest: there is in new orleans that started out as a d-day museum but has branched out to be much more than that. enter higgins started building those landing crafts and if you look at a movie like "saving private ryan," they open up and about 35 men would rush to shore. new orleans was another one...